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Postdoc on Gender Bias in Film

  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
  • 14732
  • PhD
  • €4.728 - €6.433
  • Closes on
    03-02-2026
Apply

Postdoc on Gender Bias in Film

  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
  • 14732
  • PhD
  • €4.728 - €6.433
  • Closes on
    03-02-2026
Apply

Working at the UvA

Join Us!

You will join an interdisciplinary team studying how creative teams in the film industry relate to on-screen portrayal of women and how viewers respond across time and cultures. The project is in an advanced stage: core data are assembled and analysis pipelines are underway. Working closely with the principal investigator and collaborators, you will complete the main analyses, stress-test robustness, and contribute to the writing of the paper.

 

Working at the UvA

Join Us!

You will join an interdisciplinary team studying how creative teams in the film industry relate to on-screen portrayal of women and how viewers respond across time and cultures. The project is in an advanced stage: core data are assembled and analysis pipelines are underway. Working closely with the principal investigator and collaborators, you will complete the main analyses, stress-test robustness, and contribute to the writing of the paper.

 

All about this vacancy

What are you going to do

  • Run and refine analyses on existing datasets
  • Check robustness, document decisions, and prepare clear outputs for reuse
  • Contribute to writing a manuscript for submission to an international journal
  • Take part in lab meetings and research discussions

 

What do you have to offer

  • Must-have: You have completed a PhD in psychology, computational social science, or closely related field
  • Must-have: You can independently and confidently analyze quantitative data and you can write reproducible code (for example, in R or Python).
  • Good-to-have: You have worked with large-scale text data, natural language processing, or network-based analyses

What else do we offer you

You will work with a rare, multi-source dataset and a project that is at an advanced stage, so your contributions can quickly become visible outputs. The role offers close mentorship from the principal investigator, room to shape the final analyses, and opportunities to co-develop follow-up funding ideas (including contributing to a new grant application). The fulltime position is for 6 months, starting March 1st 2026

 

All about this vacancy

What are you going to do

  • Run and refine analyses on existing datasets
  • Check robustness, document decisions, and prepare clear outputs for reuse
  • Contribute to writing a manuscript for submission to an international journal
  • Take part in lab meetings and research discussions

 

What do you have to offer

  • Must-have: You have completed a PhD in psychology, computational social science, or closely related field
  • Must-have: You can independently and confidently analyze quantitative data and you can write reproducible code (for example, in R or Python).
  • Good-to-have: You have worked with large-scale text data, natural language processing, or network-based analyses

What else do we offer you

You will work with a rare, multi-source dataset and a project that is at an advanced stage, so your contributions can quickly become visible outputs. The role offers close mentorship from the principal investigator, room to shape the final analyses, and opportunities to co-develop follow-up funding ideas (including contributing to a new grant application). The fulltime position is for 6 months, starting March 1st 2026

 

Your place at the UvA

You will work here

You will be based in the AARTSS Lab within the Social Psychology group, which is highly collaborative and feedback-oriented. On this specific project, you will work closely with the principal investigator and an international network of researchers across institutions (including UvA, Stanford University, and University of Minnesota), combining perspectives from social psychology, data science, and computational social science.

About the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in the field of social and behavioural sciences in Europe. Here, we explore societal and human-centered issues, driven by scientific curiosity but also with an eye for current themes. For example, the impact of media and communication on individuals and society, healthcare challenges, global urbanization, human development, the role of political institutions, understanding the human mind, growing inequality, diversity issues, and changing social relationships.
In Europe and beyond, the FMG holds a leading position, thanks in part to its more than 1,300 staff members who contribute to education and research. Will you be one of them?
Read more about the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Your place at the UvA

This is where you will be working

You will work here

You will be based in the AARTSS Lab within the Social Psychology group, which is highly collaborative and feedback-oriented. On this specific project, you will work closely with the principal investigator and an international network of researchers across institutions (including UvA, Stanford University, and University of Minnesota), combining perspectives from social psychology, data science, and computational social science.

About the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in the field of social and behavioural sciences in Europe. Here, we explore societal and human-centered issues, driven by scientific curiosity but also with an eye for current themes. For example, the impact of media and communication on individuals and society, healthcare challenges, global urbanization, human development, the role of political institutions, understanding the human mind, growing inequality, diversity issues, and changing social relationships.
In Europe and beyond, the FMG holds a leading position, thanks in part to its more than 1,300 staff members who contribute to education and research. Will you be one of them?
Read more about the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Important to know

Your application & contact

If you recognize yourself in this profile and are interested in the role, we look forward to receiving your motivation letter (max 1 page) and brief CV (including educational background, publications, ongoing projects). You can apply via the red button until 3 February 2026. Interviews will take place on 6 February 2026. In case of equal qualifications, internal candidates will be given preference over external candidates. For questions about the vacancy, you can contact Eftychia Stamkou ([email protected]).

 

No agencies please.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

As an employer, the UvA maintains an equal opportunities policy. We value diversity and are fully committed to being a place where everyone feels at home. We nurture inquisitive minds and perseverance and allow room for persistent questioning. With us, curiosity and creativity are the prevailing culture.
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Studies show that women and members of underrepresented groups only apply for jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Do you meet the educational requirements but not yet all of the requested experience? The UvA encourages you to apply anyway.

Important to know

Your application & contact

If you recognize yourself in this profile and are interested in the role, we look forward to receiving your motivation letter (max 1 page) and brief CV (including educational background, publications, ongoing projects). You can apply via the red button until 3 February 2026. Interviews will take place on 6 February 2026. In case of equal qualifications, internal candidates will be given preference over external candidates. For questions about the vacancy, you can contact Eftychia Stamkou ([email protected]).

 

No agencies please.

As an employer, the UvA maintains an equal opportunities policy. We value diversity and are fully committed to being a place where everyone feels at home. We nurture inquisitive minds and perseverance and allow room for persistent questioning. With us, curiosity and creativity are the prevailing culture.
Studies show that women and members of underrepresented groups only apply for jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Do you meet the educational requirements but not yet all of the requested experience? The UvA encourages you to apply anyway.

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